Tangled Thread

January 30th, 2008

hoop frames for hanging embroidery

The talented crew at Sublime Stitching have just added another product to their catalog:

Clean, unfussy hoop frames.
They’re perfect for displaying embroidery without extra loops or hangers showing at the top.  I think they’d even work for displaying pieces of your favorite fabrics as well.
If you haven’t had a chance to read the Sublime Stitching blog […]

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October 1st, 2007

Hallowe’en embroidery patterns

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted goodies for my hand-embroidery crowd - so I thought it would be fun to dig up some patterns for Hallowe’en projects.
Here’s a cross-stitch pattern from About.com, designed by Connie Thomas.

This adorable Hallowe’en bookmark was designed by Bev Qualheim

Or if you want to get a little more ambitious, how about […]

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September 4th, 2007

Canadian fabric sources

How was your long weekend? Did you have a chance to relax outside, maybe have a bbq? Spend some time with friends or family (or even just curl up with a good book)?
Whatever you did, I hope you had a great one!
Ready to play in your studio again?
I thought it would be fun […]

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August 6th, 2007

butterfly embroidery patterns

I’ve been mooching around the web to find butterflies to embroider on something…
What am I embroidering it on?
You’ll have to stay posted for that :-)
I found some lovely designs out there, both for hand & machine embroidery:

Sarah Bradberry designed this one.
“Embroidery Designs” has a beautiful multi-colored butterfly for embroidery machines.
4-Hobby offers a simple, graphic butterfly […]

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June 14th, 2007

free cross-stitch patterns

I realized that it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything for my hand-stitching friends :-)  Did you know that DMC Thread offers some fantastic free patterns?

I’ve got a soft spot for butterfly patterns - and this one is made using cotton floss.

This design is stitched using their spectacular “light effects” floss.
To view all of the […]

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March 2nd, 2007

Cross Stitch for St. Patrick’s Day

Cross Stitch several of these Irish blessings and put them in coasters for St. Patrick’s day. You can’t go wrong with a pattern that costs $1.49 at e-Patterns Central.
Here’s their description:
Perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this Irish design that measures 3″ x 2-3/4″ when stitch on 14-count Aida cloth.

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January 18th, 2007

A Goldmine

This site is so cool. It’s called Sew Exciting and when you click on this link you will go to a glossary of stitches.

These are just 3 examples of 150 stitches you can see. They are grouped in a drop down menu by stitch style. Here is the really cool part. […]

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December 8th, 2006

Make This Dove Table Runner

Here is a lovely felt applique table runner with doves.

This is another easy but elegant looking Bucilla kit. These kits are available everywhere so it shouldn’t be hard to find. Read about it at JoAnn Fabrics.
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December 6th, 2006

Mr. and Mrs. Snowman Wall Hanging

JoAnn features this Bucilla kit - Mr. and Mrs. Snowman felt applique wall hanging. I’ve done many Bucilla applique kits and they are easy and fun and look great when finished!

Isn’t this cute? It will look great hanging on the wall by the Christmas tree.
In case you don’t have a JoAnn close to […]

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October 23rd, 2006

Cross Stitch: Holidays

Is it really time to start thinking about Christmas? If you want to make a nice cross stitch Old World Santa, it probably is. The pattern is available free (don’t you love freebies?) at Coats and Clark.

You can download the instructions or just print them. Here’s what Coats and Clark has to […]

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